About Carillion - Our History

Our History

Transforming traditions

The name 'Carillion' was deliberately chosen in 1999 as a neutral name for a collection of companies, each with a strong heritage.

The history of Carillion traces to the companies that had become part of the Tarmac Group by the late 1990s: Tarmac Construction, Wimpey Construction, Cubitts and Mitchell Construction.

In 1999 the Tarmac Group demerged into a building materials company ('Tarmac') and a company focused on support services and construction services ('Carillion').

After 1999 Carillion has gone on to acquire further well-known companies: Mowlem (acquired in 2006), Alfred McAlpine (acquired in 2008), Vanbots (acquired in 2008) and Eaga (acquired in 2011).

With increased size, Carillion has further developed our outsourcing expertise in facilities management, energy services, and infrastructure services. These, together with our construction services, ensure that we can provide fully integrated support services for buildings and infrastructure.

Past projects

The companies that have become Carillion have an outstanding record of making tomorrow a better place.

Here are just a few of the past projects, listed by continent/country:

Europe
UK
Current - Southmead Hospital Redevelopment Project (Carillion)
2012 - Olympic Media Centre, London (Carillion)
2007 - Channel Tunnel Rail Link to St Pancras, London (Carillion)
2006 - Twickenham Rugby Stadium, London (Mowlem)
2003 - Government Communications HQ, Cheltenham (Carillion)
2000 - Tate Modern, London (Carillion)
1999 - JJB Stadium, Wigan (Alfred McAlpine)
1999 - Canary Wharf underground station, London (Tarmac Construction)
1994 - Channel Tunnel (Tarmac Construction and Wimpey Construction)
1989 - Saudi Arabian Embassy, London (Tarmac Construction)
1988 - Albert Dock refurbishment, Liverpool (Tarmac Construction)
1984 - Thames Barrier, London (Tarmac Construction)
1963 - Downing Street refurbishment, London (Mowlem)
1962 - Fawley Power Station, Southampton (Mitchell Construction Kinnear Moody Group)
1958 - Preston Bypass (UK's first motorway - now the M6) (Tarmac Construction)
1947 - House of Commons bomb damage repairs, London (Mowlem)
1946 - Heathrow Airport (Wimpey Construction)
1930 - Battersea Power Station, London (Mowlem)
1891 - Liverpool Street Station, London (Mowlem)
1855 - Main Frontage, Buckingham Palace, London (Holland, Hannen and Cubitts)
1830 - Covent Garden, London (Holland, Hannen and Cubitts)

The Republic of Ireland
2006 - Dublin Port Tunnel, Dublin (Mowlem)
1999 - Jack Lynch Tunnel, Cork (Tarmac Construction)

Portugal
1976 - Alvito Dam (Alfred McAlpine)

Denmark
2002 - Copenhagen Metro, Copenhagen (Carillion)

Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
Current - Cairo Festival City, Cairo (Al Futtaim Carillion)
1987 - Cairowaste water, Cairo (Tarmac Construction)
1981 - Suez Canal road tunnel (Tarmac Construction)

Saudi Arabia
1982 - Jeddah Dry Dock, Jeddah (Tarmac Construction)

Turkey
1956 - Hirfanlı Dam, Kırşehir Province (Wimpey Construction)

United Arab Emirates
2009 - Yas Marina Hotel, Abu Dhabi (Al Futtaim Carillion)
2008 - Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai (Carillion)
2004 - MarinaTowers, Dubai (Carillion)
1982 - Aluminium Smelter, Dubai (Wimpey Construction)

Oman
Current - The Parliament Building, Muscat (Carillion Alawi)
2001 - Grand Mosque, Muscat (Carillion)
1987 - Royal Hospital, Muscat (Wimpey Construction)

Central and Southern Africa
Zambia
1973 - Kariba Dam North Cavern (Mitchell Construction Kinnear Moody Group)

Gabon
1986 - Trans Gabon Railway (Wimpey Construction)

Democratic Republic of Congo

1977 - Kananga Airport, Kananga (Wimpey Construction)
1977 - Mbuji Mayi Airport, Mbuji Mayi (Wimpey Construction)
1977 - Kisangani Airport, Kisangani (Wimpey Construction)

Asia
China
1985 - HSBC Tower, Hong Kong (Wimpey Construction)
1973 - Kai Tak Airport surfacing, Hong Kong (Wimpey Construction)
1968 - Ap Lei Chau Power Station, Hong Kong (Wimpey Construction)
1952 - Bank of China Building, Hong Kong (Wimpey Construction)

Pakistan
1955 - Kirachi Dry Dock, Kirachi (Wimpey Construction)

British Indian Ocean Territory
1987 - Diego Garcia Airport, Diego Garcia (Mowlem)

North America
Canada
2010 - Sault Area Hospital (Carillion Canada)
2007 - Vancouver International Airport Domestic Terminal Expansion (Vanbots Construction)
2007 - William Osler Hospital, Ontario (Carillion Canada)
2006 - Royal Ottawa Hospital (Carillion Canada)

South America
Peru
1974 - Majes Irrigation Project (Tarmac Construction)

Brazil
1963 - Furnas Dam (Wimpey Construction)

Falkland Islands
1987 - Military Accommodation, Mount Pleasant Airfield (Wimpey Construction)
1987 - Mount Pleasant Airfield (Mowlem)

Oceania
Australia
2003 - Alice Springs to Darwin Railway, Northern Territory (Mowlem)

New Zealand
1956 - Roxburgh Dam, Roxburgh (Holland, Hannen and Cubitts)